Account Director
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Job Description
Virtusa Corporation is a global provider of digital business strategy digital engineering and information technology (IT) services and solutions that help clients change disrupt and unlock new value through innovation. We serve Global 2000 companies in Technology Information Services Media & Entertainment Financial Services Insurance Healthcare Communications Media Entertainment Travel Manufacturing Technology Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail industries.
Position Description:
Client Partner will be a member of the Media and Entertainment Business Unit client management team at Virtusa and report into the M&E Sales Head for Client Services. This person will have responsibility of expanding Virtusas client base in a specific region by prospecting client relationships. Must play a key role in our growth and are tasked with rapid business expansion within their assigned accounts including growing a select client cluster with clearly established top line and bottomline targets and being able to sell new service offerings and solutions to the client cluster in order to achieve targeted results. The Client Partner should be comfortable in groups/teams and be able to both lead and follow. Must bring topnotch consulting /relationship management skills and a deep appreciation of IT tools techniques systems and solutions. The Client Partner will be held accountable against Measurable Revenue/Profit Growth within set timelines.
Responsibilities:
- Primary responsibility to drive business development efforts partnering with horizontal sales teams to create new segments within the vertical/account.
- Enhance and broaden the relationship in existing clients and look for new opportunities within the said account as well.
- Establishing and managing the overall client relationship with key decision makers.
- Establishingand building trust and leveraging client context by understanding clients overall business goals.
- Positioning Virtusa as a Strategic IT partner and identifying avenues for Virtusa to implement IT solutions.
- Directing and managing the overall client relationship to include work quality and customer satisfaction.
- Managingthe account teams (account management and project management) to meet and exceed client expectations.
Required Skills/ Qualifications:
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in a client facing role or account leadership role in the IT professional services or management consulting firm.
- Experience with the global service delivery model.Proven track record in client business development sales and relationship management.
- Past experience managing a large revenue client (P&L including reporting and metric assessment for the account)
- Have a strong background in a project environment and application development.
- Strong understanding and knowledge of and impact of M&E industry trends.
- Knowledge of value articulation principals include client ROI and appropriate storyboarding techniques.
- Knowledge of Client context and client engagement guidelines including organizational sensitivities to consistently look for new solutions.
- Specialized knowledge of industry analytics and is able to use trends to forecast and provide inputs within the organization to come up with right solution.
Nice to have:
- The candidate must bring in experience insight and credibility in the M&E domain.
- Excellent problem solving communication and client management skills are essential.
- This role requires strong leadership skills and demonstrates capabilities of being a thought leader.
- The candidate must be able to work in a dynamic entrepreneurial environment.
- Should be able to conceptualize analyze create blueprint for business transformations and present solutions in the M&E domain.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
